The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-01

few days after he said he waited for
the Goiwins at their Office steps 10 Memphis.
When told Dalton they would kill MIN if
he did not stop Ia king, he replied that he
was on 70 their racket and was prepared for
them. His feelings were very bitter against
the male members of the family, l should
judge from his remarks. He gave as the
reason why he was arrested in Memphi that
II had gone TO the ears Of 6odwin and Polk
that he and Mrs Polk had been at an assig-
nation house; and that the woman who kept
the house had given Il away; and that he
and Mrs. Polk hal paid her TO leave the city !;
and after that they had him arrested on that
account and forced him to leave the State.
The next deposition read was that
Of ]. T. Hutton, of the same place, as
follows:
Ut. HUTTON.
j. 7. Hutton of Mariana, Ark. deposes:
knewJ. 4. Dalton, and saw him In the
summer Of 1886. lie was STAYING at our
house for nearly thres months Of hat year.
| remember him talking of the Godwius aud
Pol6. i do not remember what their names
we're. He told me that he had improper re-
lations W tn Mrs. Polk, and that the God
wins and Polk suspected it, or had found IL
out, and that he expected trouble with them.
He stated that Mrs. Polk had given him
money. He said that Polk hat caught up
with him with his wife in her house two or
three times, and that he had to get out of
the way. He said that the Godwins and
Polk had tried to make him stay away from
Memphis. That he was not going to
do it.. That he, expected to. so b,ck.
and if he saw thom he would expect a
difficulty and try to get in his work first. II
said he was going back. tried 10 dissuade
him, telling him il what hes aid was tue
that he could not avoid difficulty. Bat he
OF them that he was going - get in his work
first. He said, pothipg about .yaitps before
leaving Memphis TO have difficulty.
Cross Interrogatorie5-I heard him m axe
the statemer repeatedly. He ronmed with
me at my fathers house, Judge II. N. Hut
same room with me nearly three months
during the summer Of 1886. never told this
to.a single soul until this deposition was
taken.
the next deposition was that OF
RICHARD ". UPSHAw.
Richard W. Upshaw, of ST. Louis, Mo-,
deposes knew J. I. Dalton, and met him
in st. Louis three or four times. On one oc-
casion, aud the only one on which L had
any conversation with h m, | said to him
that had heard that John Polk shot at a
young man AIMED Dalton for being too at
tentive 10 nj. wife, and asked him Il he was
the party. He told me he was, bit didn't
tell me any of the circumstances What he
said TO me was told at the st. James Hotel
one Sunday In the month Of October, 1885. l
never heard him mako any threats against
L. r. Goodwin, John Polk CT John R,
Goodwin. During the same conversation he
told me that he thouqht Mrs. Polk was in
love with him, or as he expressed 1t, stuck
on him" lie also told me that he went to
some springs in Tennessee, Monteagle
think, and in a few days Mrs. Goodwin went
with her daus hter, Mrs. Polk, to Hurricane
Springs, and that Mrs. Polk found out in
some. way that he was at Monteagle; he
A.spk L.. L.. L..
visiting friend there she came up and was
there several days. Ho said one day he was
sitting in her room talking to her when there
came a knock at the door, and in walked Mr..
Polk, her husband. He said Mr.. Polk picked
up a stick lying near the door and struok at
him, but he (Dal.enl warded off the blow
with his ann, wrenched the stick from Polk g
hand and struck him blow on the head,
slightly stun ming him. He then ran down
stairs and left on, the FIRST train, and after he
had gotten away he + legraphed back for his
valise. saying he had forgotten it. / am not
positive as to which OF the two springs this
occurred, but think it was Monteagle. He
never said he cou'd nor made any boast of
drawing on Mr.. Goodwin for money.
While Gen. Turner was reading
this he was interrupted by the Court
with, "You did not read the answer
to that asst interrogatory. You are
reading the anewer TO the question
following. Gen. Turner-0 yes, / see !
Then reads: 81 never heard him
make sny threats against the parties
named" The interfogatoty alluded
TO by the Court was: Did you ever
hear him (Dalton) use any threats
ag inst L. r. Goodwin, John Polk or
John r God win. These wers the
only three dispositions read, but it Ia
understood there are more to follow"